One of the great dishes of winter is Koraishutir Kochuri (Kachori made with sweet green peas filling). I have a lot of nostalgia associated koraishutir kochuri. All the variations I have tried till date, my grand-ma’s will always be the
I fell in love with alur dom made from baby potatoes while I was doing my post-grad. One form of this dish was sold by vendors (we call them hawkers) in the station nearby my institute and was part of my
Aloo chat, an easy to make spicy and tangy short eat. Ingredients 2 Potatoes 1/2 Cucumber 1 Tomato 1/2 Lemon Salt Pepper Preparation We first need to boil the potatoes. To do that take some water in a pressure cooker
Sukto is a Bengali mixed vegetable dish with a hint of bitterness in it. This dish actually is used as a palate cleanser at the beginning of a meal. I like to enjoy it with rice and homemade crispy potato-chips
I really don’t know if this is how people make Kancha golla or not, but to me it sure tasted like one. For those, who do not know what is a Kancha golla, it is a Bengali sweet made with
It’s funny that this particular dish is one of my favorites, otherwise I hate radish (Mulo in Bengali). I don’t know if any other household make this dish or if they call it by any other name, but in my
Khichdi (another term for hoch-poch) has different significance at different parts of India. In most parts of northern and central India it is viewed as a meal for the sick. As a result it is made as bland as possible
This recipe does not fall into the 30 minute criterion of this site. However Diwali is a special occasion, so a little bit more time in kitchen will not hurt anybody. After I left my home town I missed Biryani
“Thank you Imon for sharing this recipe” Bhapa chingri is a quintessential mouthwatering Bengali recipe which is unbelievably easy to make. (B.t.w for all you non- Bengalis, chingri is the nothing but prawns or shrimps) Before I launch into this recipe
Like almost all “Bangalis”, I love sweets, and mishti doi is one of the top contenders in my “favorites-list”. It is not easy to find a good quality mishti doi in Chennai. We have traveled far in search of this